Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Brooker’s merocyanine (1-methyl-4-[(oxocyclohexadienylidene)ethylidene]-14-dihydropyridine ‘MOED’) is an organic dye belonging to the class of merocyanines.MOED is notable for its solvatochromic properties meaning it changes color depending on the solvent it is dissolved in. As shown in the structural formula MOED can exist in two resonance forms: A neutral molecule and a zwitterion.